I’ve written about smartwatches before. So far they have not been selling as fast as some expected. The marketplace still hasn’t sorted out the right combinations of features and price. Apple’s iWatch is…

The federal Privacy Commissioner has just released a report giving guidance on the privacy implications of police wearing body-worn cameras, and what police need to do to comply with privacy laws. It points out that the issues around…

There has been a big kerfuffle in the last few days over the thought that Samsung smart TV’s are listening to and recording TV watcher’s conversations via their voice command feature. That arose from a clause in their…

Doorey's Law of Work Blog

As Strikes Commence at Canadian Universities, a Primer on Picketing Law

Originally Post November 2008, Updated March 1 2015 In November 2008, I wrote a post describing the rules of picketing as a teaching assistant’s strike commenced at York University. Today, a strike at the University of Toronto…

Wilson v. Atomic Energy: A Dismissal for No Reason at All is not “Unjust”

Last month, the Federal Court of Appeal issued a surprise decision, ruling that the “unjust dismissal” provisions in Section 240-246 of the Canada Labour Code do not require the employer to have any reason at all to dismiss an…

February 12, 2015 Earlier this week I was asked to join Matt Galloway on CBC’s Metro Morning to talk about a strike that has dragged on a beer can production factory in north Toronto called Crown Holdings, and how the law deals…

Back to the Future: Learning from the Past and Looking into the Future of 401(k) Advisor Fee

So, my past two Mondays have been bookended by being quoted in a pair of excellent articles concerning the operation of 401(k) plans, one in Pensions & Investments and the other in Fiduciary News. The interesting thing about them is that…

With the Supreme Court hearing argument this month in Tibble, I thought I would pass along a link to this article in Pensions & Investments (registration may be required) on the case. Leaving aside (for the moment) the fact that I am…

The American Conference Institute (ACI) hosts a comprehensive ERISA litigation conference twice a year, in New York in October and in Chicago in April. Fall in Manhattan and spring in Chicago. What’s not to like?
Beyond that though, the…

Compliance Building

Any story about the SEC, funds, gifts will catch my attention. Last week, the Staff of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management issued IM Guidance Update No. 2015-1 on gifts and entertainment in the fund industry. The Guidance refers…

These are some of the compliance-related stories that recently caught my attention. SEC Commissioners Push Lifetime Bans on Executives by Joel Schectman in WSJ.com’s Risk & Compliance Journal The U.S. Securities and Exchange…

At the fall NRS Conference, the presenter and the audience were both surprised to reveal that false addresses was a new enforcement initiative for the Securities and Exchange Commission when it came to registered investment advisers and fund…

A young man has been charged with speeding and reckless driving after killing a local woman in a San Diego pedestrian accident. Lawrence Joseph Farry, 25, is facing misdemeanor charges including gross vehicular manslaughter after speeding…

We recently reported on driving tips for teenage drivers, but senior drivers need just as much advice to stay current and safe on the road, and timing couldn’t be any better since next week is Older Driver Safety Awareness Week.

“Crash Tax” may outrage New Yorkers but did you know it already exists in California?

New York City motorists may be in for a surprise once Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s ordinance to collect “crash tax” becomes in-effect. The “crash tax” also referred to as an “accident tax” collects every time a car accident occurs.…

ataxingmatter

Peter and Kathleen Kuretski submitted a 2007 tax return showing they owed almost $25,000 but they didn't pay a penny. In the administrative process within the IRS, they sought approval of an "offer in compromise" where they would…

The elections got me down. I must admit that I am truly puzzled by the American electorate--that is, the very small slice of American voters that actually makes it to the polls and votes. We know that many of the...

Both the rich and ordinary Americans misunderstand their economic interest

There is class warfare going on, right now, all across this country. It's highlighted by the election gimmicks and gambits of those on the right who claim to be supporting ordinary Americans but whose real intentions show in the results. And…

According to published reports, the National Football League has suspended a program to track concussions with the use of helmet sensors. The sensors are ineffective in predicting concussions. Helmets cannot prevent concussions and current…

New York Personal Injury Lawyer Shana De Caro elected to Board of Directors-Brain Injury Association of America

I am pleased to announce that my partner, Shana De Caro, Esq. has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Brain Injury Association of America. Shana and I practice law together in the New York personal injury law firm, De Caro &…

Guilford Centre Weblog

Winner of the 2013 prestigious inaugural Halsbury’s legal awards, The Justice Gap is an on-line magazine about justice and the law. Written and edited by legal journalists, Jon Robbins, Brian Thornton and Mary-Rachel McCabe,…

This Saturday, 6th December, ULaw Guildford will be hosting a Study Day for 1st year OU law students. OU students will be in the library from 11.30 – 12.45 pm and again from 2.30 – 4 pm. OU students will also be using IT room 216…

By Justin K. Beyer and Matthew I. Hafter
Delaware has long been one of the jurisdictions most friendly to the interests of corporations and is the state of incorporation for a significant majority of corporations. While that trend does not…

In unrelated decisions, two federal courts recently refused to enforce non-compete covenants in employment agreements that lack reasonable geographic limits.
Status of the cases. In one of the two lawsuits, the employment agreement included a…

By any measure, the past few weeks have been eventful in Europe. Given the number of challenges facing European lawmakers — from continued hostilities in Ukraine, to last-minute negotiations over Greek debt, to anti-terrorism…

Personal Injury Blog

Driver Injured on I-15 in Lehi, UT after Accident with Semi-Truck, Car

Lehi, UT — There was an accident earlier last month (Monday, February 9, 2015) that left a 30-year old man injured in Lehi. Police said that a 30-year old man driving a red Geo was injured after his car was pushed under a semi-truck in…

Amarillo, TX — Last weekend, early Sunday morning, there was a serious head-on collision along Amarillo Boulevard that injured two men. Police identified them as Marcos Saenz, 43, and Manuel Irlas, 49, claiming that alcohol and speed…

Fuel Truck Driver Injured in West Deptford, NJ on I-295 by Semi-Truck Accident

West Deptford, NJ — A semi-truck crashed into the back of a fuel delivery truck along I-295 in West Deptford last weekend, injuring the fuel truck driver. His name wasn’t released, but police said the fuel truck driver was taken…

Judge Andrews has issued his memorandum opinion construing disputed terms of four patents related to logic and memory circuits for integration into high density integrated circuit chips. In 2011, the plaintiffs, HSM Portfolio and Technology…

Judge Stark Issues New Patent Scheduling Order and other Case Management Procedure

On Wednesday, June 18, Judge Leonard P. Stark published a new form scheduling order on the District of Delaware web site for non-ANDA patent cases, as well as a new form pre-trial order for patent cases, a new set of...

Earlier this month, President Obama released his budget proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2016 in which he is requesting $113,687,000 and 660 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees for the OFCCP. That request represents a $7,211,000 increase…

Pharmacist’s refusal to immunize is a ‘pill’ employer need not swallow

By Brandi O. Brown, J.D.
Concluding that it was clear from the evidence that a Walgreens pharmacist was demoted and then fired because of his “conscience objection” and refusal to administer vaccines as required by the…

By Pamela Wolf, J.D.
The Supreme Court has declined the invitation of a discharged detective of the Allegheny County, Pittsburg District Attorney’s Office to review a Third Circuit ruling that a state or local government employee may…

CM Law Library Blog

Seeks to inform the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law community about key legal education, research, practice, and law library news, with a particular focus on Cuyahoga County and Ohio as well as faculty research interests.

This Thursday, March 5th, Cassandra Baker (pictured) will be honored along with other CSU women of distinction. The event will be in the Student Center Glasscock Family Ballroom from 1130am-1pm. The Honorable Judge Pinkey Carr of the…

Announcing: DISH® 2015 “Best in Class” eDiscovery Legal Research and Writing Competition sponsored by DISH Network L.L.C., in conjunction with Redgrave LLP. The grand prize is $3,500 for the winning student. The submission…

Today at 4pm in room 206 of the law school The Federalist Society will be hosting a talk titled “Getting the Incentives Right in Environmentalism” by James Huffman, Dean Emeritus, Lewis & Clark Law School. Food and drinks will…

Law Actually

Guest PostBusinesses deal with sensitive data on a regular basis – and if this data falls into the wrong hands, it could severely compromise the reputation and security of a company and its clients. That’s why it’s important…

Sponsored Post We all have scores of online accounts these days. The value of the information associated with those accounts can be huge – both financially and in other, more nuanced ways. Take, for instance, online…

Guest PostNo company, big or small, is exempt from the potential threat of an employment law tribunal. But for the owners of smaller businesses the threat could affect their entire livelihood due to the financial consequences that may result.…

I first wrote about this case a couple of years ago. See my prior post about EEOC v. CRST Van Expedited, Inc. It struck me as a good case, but the court parsed the evidence to make it seem like a weak case. Too, the court…

In federal court, parties can be ordered to pay sanctions. Mentioning that to clients always attracts interest. If a person or entity “mis-behaves” in court, the judge can sanction them. Sanctions include anything from paying…

Arbitration is more and more with us, all of us. Every consumer signs some arbitration agreement sometime, somewhere. Arbitration is increasingly found in the work place. Many employers require their employers to sign agreements to submit any…

Inter Alia

Way back in 2008, Dennis Kennedy and I wrote The Lawyer’s Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies: Smart Ways to Work Together – hard to believe it has been 7 years since we wrote that book! We recently decided to revisit…

At this time of year, every year, you can count on a regular deluge of articles on New Year’s Resolutions, “getting a fresh start,” and all types of advice to suggest that everything you did last year was a failure, and…

For years, I have used (and recommended) two Bluetooth keyboards, primarily when I am using my iPad. I tend to use Apple’s Wireless Keyboard more; it’s reasonably thin and light, and I like that it’s a full-size…

TortDeform

Hello, and welcome back after that fifteen-month intermission. I've been too busy helping people to blog about the forces that want to prevent me from helping people.
To dip my toe back in the blogging water, I thought I'd give a…

Even if we go with the Bush-era figure of $6.8 million, you’re far above the often-proposed cap of $250,000 for noneconomic damages. I’m morally opposed to ANY damage cap because I don’t believe that you can set a flat rate on every…

Business Litigation vs. Malpractice Litigation–Let’s Get Some Perspective

Which is a greater tragedy: A child dying at the hands of an incompetent doctor, or a toy company ripping off the design of a doll from another toy company? Brian Wilson discusses how out-of-whack our priorities are regarding…

A recent article in The Nonprofit Quarterly titled “Collaborations: The Nonprofit Trend” discussed the movement towards collaborations and linkages of many kinds among nonprofits to combat a growing need for services with fewer…

Last Sunday, the Oscars telecast featured several films and acceptance speeches that focused on themes of social justice and social good. Have a listen to Bob Marley‘s Get Up, Stand Up while perusing our curated nonprofit…

The Internal Revenue Service recently released a memorandum modifying and clarifying procedures for Section 501(c)(4) applicants seeking exemption after December 23, 2014, which may potentially be engaged in political campaign intervention or…

Employment & Labor Insider

Discusses timely issues in labor and employment law and human resources from management's perspective, with subjects ranging from discrimination to employee handbooks and religious accommodations. By Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP.

We are delighted to announce that the law firm formerly known as Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP, is now Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP, as internationally-recognized labor and employment attorney Don Prophete and 12 other…

Religious accommodation, the Oscars, non-competes, social media, Brian Williams versus Bill O’Reilly, workplace violence, and inspirational employees — we have it all today! Here are some links about recent news and court…

New FMLA rule will give rights to same-sex spouses based on “place of celebration”

The U.S. Department of Labor announced today its Final Rule changing the definition of “spouse” in the Family and Medical Leave Act to include most same-sex married couples. I blogged about the proposed rule in…

Client: YS Type of Case: Defending Against a CACH LLC Debt Collection Lawsuit Client Review: I feel very fortunate to have made the decision to go to Mr. Rudnitsky to represent me against CACH LLC. They were suing me for…

Client: Joy Type of Case: Defending Consumer in Debt Collection Lawsuit Client Review: I could not be happier with the results I received after retaining the Rudnitsky Law Firm. Taras immediately went to work on my case by not…

Here is a LINK to an excellent article by Attorney Will Sylianteng of the Doylestown office of WES Litigation that appeared in the February 17, 2015 edition of the Pennsylvania Law Weekly and is entitled "District Court Sanctions Attorney for…

Under federal law, a New Jersey divorce litigant might become financially liable for the support of a spouse, through the execution of a form I-864 [Affidavit of Support] : see 8 C.F.R. §§ 213a.2 (a) and (b). Fox v. Lincoln...

As part of a contested New Jersey custody case, the New Jersey divorce judge has the discretion to conduct an interview with the child/children involved, pursuant to New Jersey Rule 5:8-6. However, the parents are prohibited from discussing…

Under New Jersey family law principles, cohabitation may be a basis for terminating, reducing or suspending alimony payments. But the key threshold issue is whether the living together arose before or after September 10, 2014, the effective…

Commuter Status: How Travels Into and Out of the U.S. Can Affect Maintaining Your Permanent Residence Statu

By Andrew Desposito, Esq For many individuals, becoming a United States Permanent Resident and maintaining that status is a pretty simple thing. Simply living and working in the U.S. maintains the status because the purpose of being a…

Like many other immigrants, Mery Martinez has no legal status in the United States, no health insurance and no money. Sadly, Ms. Martinez does have leukemia, and has been struggling to find treatment for the disease, first in New York...

Today, we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a man whose dream of equality and human rights changed the course of history. His legacy will be remembered this week by people of all colors and...

Dreadnaught

The Spyderco Para-Military 2 has four positions for the mounting of the clip. To change the clip to another position you will need a T7 Torx screwdriver. I ordered mine from Amazon.com. The total price for a 6-piece set was $5.31 plus…

The Spyderco Para-Military 2 has four positions for the mounting of the clip. To change the clip to another position you will need a T7 Torx screwdriver. I ordered mine from Amazon.com. The total price for a 6-piece set was…

As regular readers of Dreadnaught will recall, President Obama promised to close Guantanamo Bay within one year. Then the president learned that it may not be so easy to close. Congress then opposed the closing and withheld the necessary…

Special Education Law Blog

As we wind down our series on bullying of kids with disabilities, have you found the series to be helpful? What other series would you like to see in future posts?-------
Thanks for subscribing! Jim Gerl

The United States Department of Education announced on its blog today that it has issued new guidance on protecting student privacy while school districts use online educational services and apps. The guidance was issued in the form of…

I recently became a state complaint investigator for two state education agencies: the South Dakota Department of Education and the New Mexico Public Education Department. I don't think we talk enough about state complaints here.…

Registration is now open for the 46th Annual Corporate Patent Seminar in Austin, Texas on November 14-16th. Past participants have included representatives from Procter & Gamble, Caterpillar, SC Johnson, Pfizer, Eli Lilly and others.

Reading Tea Leaves

I will no longer be updating Reading Tea Leaves and soon there will be a re-direct to “LawyersGetSocial”.
The purpose of the change is to reflect the change in the emphasis of what I am blogging about and also to further brand “DSD Law…

I will no longer be updating Reading Tea Leaves and soon there will be a re-direct to “LawyersGetSocial”. The purpose of the change is to reflect the change in the emphasis of what I am blogging about and also to further brand…

This has been dragging out far longer than the time Buzz got itself in trouble long enough to be the target of class action privacy violation lawsuits. At long last various privacy advocacy groups will receive funds along with more than $2…

What are Unintended Safety Consequences of Cutting Health Insurance Benefits for School Bus Drivers?

There is a new budget proposal pending in the legislature to cut health insurance benefits for school bus drivers in Georgia. I know that state budgets are awfully hard, and that the Governor and his team mean well. No matter what Gov.…

Non-emergency medical transport crashes are often unnecessary causes of death and severe injury in Georgia. In a recent incident in Newnan, a Coweta EMS ambulance operated by American Medical Response employees, rolled over while…

I'm still reeling over the news that the Texas State Bar's ethics committee has declared that law firms in that state can no longer use the words "officer" or "Prinicipal" in job titles for nonlawyer employees, including…

Time sure flies, doesn't it! I confess, I've been a bit absorbed with other tasks, so it's fun to get back to The Common Scold! And ironically, my first return post addresses the same issue as my last one: It's time for LegalTech West Coast!…

Hope to see you at LegalTech West Coast, which opens Tuesday morning at the Westin Bonaventure in downtown L.A. Money tight? Check out the $50 special pass that buys you keynotes, plenary sessions, and other programs, as well as full access…

K's law

I am aware of the following blogs that present decisions of the Boards of appeal on a regular basis:In English:• Jelle Terpsma publishes quite regularly on his EQE Tools website (here).• DeltaPatents has started blogging with 5…

Perhaps some of my orphaned readers intend to do some case law blogging or to explore the wonderful world of fresh DG3 decisions on their own. I thought they might find the following useful. I have prepared two short notes on how I…

As announced some time ago, I will become a member of the Boards of appeal in 2014, which means that I cannot be a case law blogger any more.I had the intention of continuing the blog for some more weeks, but as it turns out, I have run out…

This podcast is a recording of the January 2015 webinar that Pepper partner Gregory J. Nowak participated on for West LegalEdcenter. Mr. Nowak discussed a regulatory outlook for 2015, from insider trading to fees and expense allocations, from…

Pepper Hamilton has been a longtime supporter of the Construction SuperConference, the preeminent construction conference for mid- to senior-level professionals who work in any of the legal and commercial construction markets. Pepper partner…

U.S. Patent No. 6,913,537: Recording medium and entertainment systemIssued July 5, 2005, to SonySummary:The ‘537 patent allows a player to advance a game by controlling his character through a key input according to the player’s…

EVENT: More Than Just a Game: Interactive Entertainment and Intellectual Property Law

Queen Mary University Law School is hosting an event on 24 April 2015. Some details:April 24, 2015Time: 2:30pm Venue: Lecture Theatre, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London, 67-69 Lincoln's Inn Fields,…

Patent Prospector

Helferich licensed relevant portions of its patent portfolio to mobile
handset manufacturers. Then it turned around and sued content providers that
feed users through their handsets. In a whitewash ruling, Judge John W. Darrah
of Illinois…

The CAFC has long internally fretted about its self-indulgence of de novo
review in claim construction, which is a legal interpretation of technical
facts. In Teva v. Sandoz, the Supreme Court settled that score.
When reviewing a district…

In Bard v. Gore (CAFC
2014-1114), the CAFC abandons all pretense of equitable rule of law by
ignoring its own precedents and exercising biased caprice. In dissent, Judge
Newman sharply points this out.
This case returns to the Federal…

Many moons ago on a sunny day, my girlfriend, my father, and my childhood friend who I grew up with drove me from the San Fernando Valley to Los Angeles Airport for my trip to United States Air Force basic training. I had just turned 17 a few…

On July 31 – August 13th, 2014 I traveled to the 74th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and to Yellowstone for the 3rd consecutive year. The below movie is a slideshow movie of the pictures I took at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally…

How to get to your fuse panel on your Harley Davidson Electra glide motorcycle

I have created a series of videos to help people wrench on their Harley Davidson motorcycles. The below video discusses not only how to get to the fuse panel on your Harley Davidson Electra glide motorcycle, it also teaches you how to remove…

Show # 230 — Prof. Elizabeth Townsend Gard and Ron Gard on The Durationator and social entrepreneurship — posted

I’m thrilled to post Show # 230, February 18, my interview with Prof. Elizabeth Townsend Gard of Tulane University Law School and Ron Gard of Limited Times LLC, on The Durationator, an online tool to determine whether any work of…

I am pleased to post Show # 229, February 11, my interview with Prof. Stephanie Pell of the Army Cyber Institute and Chris Soghoian of the American Civil Liberties Union on StingRay and their newly-published Harvard Journal of Law and…

I’m pleased to post Show #228, January 28, my interview with Prof. Lisa Lynch of Concordia University, on WikiLeaks and information leakers. Lisa has written extensively about the nature and role of information leakers in society today.…

Update (November 13, 2014): This endless case might be nearing its end, with the Minnesota Court of Appeals’ dramatic reduction in the trial court’s award of the victorious Plaintiff’s lawyers’ fees. We conclude…

Too Much Sugar is Bad For You (Like Tens of Thousands of Tons for Millions of Dollars)

Update (November 12, 2014): It seems with each filing (as described below) the news gets worse for defendant U.S. Sugar Company in this case, which appears to be about the defendant’s misfortune of buying sugar at historic high prices…

Divorce, even at its most amicable, can cause an enormous amount of stress, anger, worry, confusion, and resentment. People often struggle to find ways to overcome the negative feelings that face them. However, in a recent study conducted by…

More Baby Boomers couples in Fairfax County are calling it quits. A recent study by an area law firm shows residents older than 55 are divorcing at increasingly high rates.
Calling the county "the divorce capital of Virginia," the Arlington…

Stevie Wonder, 62, is ending his 11-year marriage to fashion designer Kai Millard Morris.
According to a report at www.tmz.com, the Saginaw-born Wonder filed for divorce Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court using his legal name: Stevland…

Sports Law Blog

UNH Law and Sports Illustrated Pro Sports Law Panel on Thursday, March 5

If you're in New England, we have a great professional sports law panel coming up this Thursday at the University of New Hampshire School of Law with topics including analysis of Donald Sterling, Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson controversies as…

The media is all over Kingsford Charcoal's decision to use Ed O'Bannon's image on its product and pay him for it. If Kingsford, or any other company, is interested in drawing even more publicity to their product, they should use…

In a new Sports Illustrated article, I write about the legal consequences to U.S. District Judge David Doty vacating an aberration award in favor of the NFL's suspension of Adrian Peterson and the NFL swiftly petitioning the U.S. Court of…

IRS Problem Solver Blog

It is quite common to receive a wrong W-2 due to mistakes committed by your employer. The logical thing to do would be to contact your employer and get them to correct any errors and give you an amended W-2. But if you try to get in touch…

It is quite common to receive a wrong W-2 due to mistakes committed by your employer. The logical thing to do would be to contact your employer and get them to correct any errors and give you an amended W-2. But if you try to get in touch…

It is quite common to receive a wrong W-2 due to mistakes committed by your employer. The logical thing to do would be to contact your employer and get them to correct any errors and give you an amended W-2. But if you try to get in touch…